Next up on the unboxing is the popular visual novel based romantic drama from Kyoto Animation and Key, Clannad. This is my first Sentai Filmworks copy and another import from North America.
This Blu-ray copy is the complete first season containing all 24 episodes; 22 episodes based on the Visual Novel, an extra recap episode and the OVA known as Another World, Tomoyo Chapter. There are three discs included in this copy, each up to nine episodes at a time with the third and final disc containing the last 6 episodes and extra content.
BD Language: English, Japanese
BD Video: 1080p HD Native 16:9 ratio
BD Audio: English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, Japanese DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
BD Subtitles: English (Sign Translations), English (Japanese Dub w/Sign Translations)
BD Region: A, B (via bypass)
BD Discs: 3
BD Region: A, B (via bypass)
BD Discs: 3
BD Defects: Requires bypass for Region B Players
Plot:
Plot:
Okazaki Tomoya is a delinquent who finds life dull and believes he'll never amount to anything. Along with his friend Sunohara, he skips school and plans to waste his high school days away.
One day while walking to school, Tomoya passes a young girl muttering quietly to herself. Without warning she exclaims "Anpan!" (a popular Japanese food) which catches Tomoya's attention. He soon discovers the girl's name is Furukawa Nagisa and that she exclaims things she likes in order to motivate herself. Nagisa claims they are now friends, but Tomoya walks away passing the encounter off as nothing.
However, Tomoya finds he is noticing Nagisa more and more around school. Eventually he concedes and befriends her. Tomoya learns Nagisa has been held back a year due to a severe illness and that her dream is to revive the school's drama club. Claiming he has nothing better to do, he decides to help her achieve this goal along with the help of four other girls.
One day while walking to school, Tomoya passes a young girl muttering quietly to herself. Without warning she exclaims "Anpan!" (a popular Japanese food) which catches Tomoya's attention. He soon discovers the girl's name is Furukawa Nagisa and that she exclaims things she likes in order to motivate herself. Nagisa claims they are now friends, but Tomoya walks away passing the encounter off as nothing.
However, Tomoya finds he is noticing Nagisa more and more around school. Eventually he concedes and befriends her. Tomoya learns Nagisa has been held back a year due to a severe illness and that her dream is to revive the school's drama club. Claiming he has nothing better to do, he decides to help her achieve this goal along with the help of four other girls.
Clannad is a great series and one of the best shows done by Kyoto Animation, part of the special collaboration trilogy with Key that includes Air and Kanon (2006). Clannad is best bought with its sequel ~After Story~ as both are required to get the complete story but it is very worth the money spent especially in High Definition (both are HD Native).
This version is US Imported because Manga Entertainment will never offer a Blu-ray version due to being too niche (FUN FACT: I asked them whether this would get the Blu-ray treatment alongside others for AskManga back in the March 2013 Podcast). A Complete Collection will be available for DVD only in the UK.
Extra Content (On-Disc):
OVA: Another World, Tomoyo Chapter
Clean Opening Animation
Clean Closing Animation
Trailers
